AFR302
Black Feminist Activist and Intellectual Traditions
Africana
BC
Subject code
AFR
Course Number
302
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
S. Houchins
Course Long Title
Black Feminist Activist and Intellectual Traditions
Cross Listed Courses
Description
This seminar examines the intersections of gender with Black racial and ethnic identities as they have been and are constructed, expressed, and lived throughout the anglophone and francophone African/Black diaspora. The course not only pays special attention to U.S. women and the movements where they lead or participate; but it also devotes substantial consideration to African, Caribbean, Canadian, European, and Australian women of African descent. The course combines approaches and methodologies employed in the humanities, social sciences, and arts to structure interdisciplinary analyses. Using Black feminist (womanist), critical-race, and queer theories, students examine Black women’s histories; activism; resistance; and cultural, intellectual, and theoretical productions, as well as digital literacy. Prerequisite(s): one course in Africana, American studies, or gender and sexuality studies.
Modes of Inquiry
Analysis and Critique [AC]
Writing Credit
No writing credit
Departmental Course Attributes - Major/Minor Requirements
(Africana: Diaspora), (Africana: Gender), (Africana: Historical Persp.)
Class Restriction
Exclude First Years